In November, we hopped across the pond to Australia to spend 10 days in Melbourne. The only time we've been to Australia before was a...

The trip so far: Christchurch > Tekapo > Lake Ruataniwha > Queenstown > Wanaka After a cosy night in our AirBnB room with Ann and Molly,...

It's been a while since I wrote a simple update about how life is going in New Zealand, and what we've been up to. So, here it is! The...

In March, after six months away from family, settling into home and the routine of life in New Zealand, my mum came to visit us from the...

At the end of November, D and I drove down to Dunedin for a long weekend away. We'd been before, as part of our 2016 Road Trip, but...

Okay, okay... it's not quite summer yet! But it's definitely been feeling summery the last couple of weekends, and what do you do in...

This weekend just gone was our first wedding anniversary. And of course, we celebrated in style... by visiting Christchurch's first and...

Spring has well and truly sprung here in Christchurch. The sky is blue, the sun is shining... and everywhere I turn at the moment, there...

Today is a special day; my 30th birthday! As this week is going to be a busy one with the move into our rental house (and out of this...

Wow, it feels like this week has been packed full of exciting news and steps forward in getting ourselves settled here in Christchurch....

We're here! We've landed in Christchurch, and spent our first week getting to grips with the kiwi life. It's been a mix of emotions and...

Almost a year to the day since D submitted his job application for a position in New Zealand, we are boarding a plane to Christchurch....

Wow, it's only NINE DAYS until we fly to New Zealand. Where on earth have the last eight months gone?! Back in December, when we found...

For the last year, we've been living in Germany and, as our lease ran out only a few months before we move to New Zealand, we are...

In June, my husband and I visited Christchurch on a 'recce' trip, to explore the area and see where we are moving to. The hubs had been...

This weekend, D and I decided to make the most of the beautiful winter weather and drive up to Kaikoura. It's been pretty drizzly and...

I'm probably not alone in saying that I fell in love with New Zealand after seeing Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films (please...